Notes:
euglena : ミドリムシ;
monad : 単細胞生物;
flagella べん毛;
chloroplast: 葉緑体, クロロプラスト;
phytonutrient 植物性栄養 素;
zooid 個虫;
yucky すごくまずい;
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Several days ago, a friend of mine gave me a cookie. It was green, but it didn’t taste like matcha. I wondered why this cookie was green, so I asked her. She told me that its color was because of “euglena”!

Recently, euglena is often mentioned on TV or in magazines. Euglena is a monad, and its size is about 0.1mm or less. It is called midorimushi in Japanese. Euglena is often seen in fresh water. These monads move with their flagella, but they have chloroplasts to produce their own energy. In other words, they have the nature of both animals and plants. They have not only phytonutrients, which are in vegetables, but also zooid nutrition, which is in animal products. Euglena are really effective for maintaining health!

There are many processed foods such as yogurt and cookies that contain euglena. When I heard about the cookies with euglena, I thought they sounded a little yucky. However, they were delicious. You should try euglena foods for your “green” health! (written by student Miss S, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
spectator 観客;
insufficient 不十分な，不足な;
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Some sports stars earn more money than most doctors and nurses do. Do you think it is fair? Today, we can watch sports games on TV, and professional players give the spectators great excitement and pleasure. Even so, I think the big difference in earnings between professional athletes and people in the medical profession is unfair. In some serious cases, whether a patient lives or dies depends on medical professionals. Since doctors and nurses are in an occupation responsible for life and death, they are always under pressure from this great responsibility. Furthermore, their long working hours, often over 60 hours a week, make it hard for them to rest. However, the pay for medical professionals is insufficient for the quality and quantity of their work. This is because in many hospitals there are fewer doctors and nurses than there should be. Today the lack of medical professionals is one of the most serious social issues. If a doctor or a nurse leaves a hospital, the other medical professionals in the hospital have to cover for him or her. For these reasons I think medical professionals should be paid more than sports stars. (written by student Mr.A, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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